Subjective age, PTSD and physical health among war veterans.
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OBJECTIVES To examine the contribution of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and physical health to subjective age among war veterans. METHOD The sample included 502 veterans of the first Lebanon War who were assessed 20 years after the war by a series of self-report questionnaires. Data analyses included descriptive statistics, hierarchical and logistic regressions. RESULTS Veterans with PTSD reported older subjective age than veterans without PTSD. Furthermore, both PTSD and general physical health contributed to subjective age, above and beyond chronological age and negative life events. Among the physical health problems, memory problems and weight gain were found to contribute to older age identity. In addition, the relation between general physical health and subjective age was stronger among veterans without PTSD than among veterans with PTSD. DISCUSSION Possible explanations, clinical implications for integrative therapy for elderly PTSD victims, and recommendations for future research are presented.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Aging & mental health
دوره 13 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009